very sick brain

[jadeguppy]

I picked up a very sick brain at the lfs. I think it should be red, but right now has pink markings. I can see some tenticles and the only area I see skeleton is a few darker patches under thin tissue. However, the tissue looks to all be intact. What is the best way to bring this one back to health?
Thanks!

 

[LegendLand]

medium to high light..by T5 or MH..low to medium flow..& feed the polyps at night..it should do good.

 

[jadeguppy]

I'll move it to higher light. I put it under low light for the transfer last night. I tried over the last hour to get it to eat, but the food just sat on it. I even placed a dome over it to keep the fish away during the feeding. What are the signs that it is too late?

 

[vetdog]

any pics?

 

[jadeguppy]

Okay, here is a photo.

The ridges can be seen in the center, but are covered with tissue.

 

[Lotus99]

Mine was almost as sick as yours when I got it. I kept it in lowish flow, in lowish light on the sandbed, and it seemed to improve a little, got color back and tissue became thicker.

Try to keep sand off it.

Mine only ever has tentacles out at night after all the lights are off. I try to feed mine around 10 p.m.

 

[jadeguppy]

Thanks for giving me some hope. I have it on the sand bed in a 40g long under 250 watt mh near my healthy brain.

 

[jadeguppy]

Update, It looks like there is a small tear on the side. I can see some of the inside sticking out. The mouth seemed to be sitcking out this morning, but still no tenticles. Any suggestions?

 

[jadeguppy]

Lights are out so I covered it with a coke bottle and placed some mysis on it. The only hole in the bottle is the cap so I can't leave it on all night. How long should I give it to try to eat the shrimp? I have yet to see tenticles the past two days. Please advise, I don't want to lose it.

 

[Lotus99]

You can keep it covered for an hour or two. Are you seeing any feeding response at all?

 

[jadeguppy]

No feeding response.
Any suggestions??

 

[jadeguppy]

Good news! No tenticles out yet, but it is trying to swallow a piece of bay scallop. The piece is about 1/4- 1/8 of a scallop (the smaller variety). It has 1/2 of it down. The scallop tissue expanded after entering the water and now looks much bigger. My other brain already swallowed the rest of the scallop. How long should I give the little guy to finish it off? Also, it have very little color to it so I don't know how much energy it is getting from the lights. How often should I feed it? Not quite sure the proper type of "tender" care for a sick brain. BTW, thanks to everyone who has been helping!